Nature's Cable

I called to cancel cable two days ago. We still have it until we drop off the box which is Mr. Sloths job, I had the joy of calling to cancel. I was so busy just prior to calling that it wasn't until I was dialing the phone that I realized what run-around I was about to encounter. First off I had to press 1 for upgrades, 2 for downgrades. (Jeepers,creepers they have a whole department for this??) Sure enough the guy answers the phone, I tell him I would like to cancel my cable. With words covered in butter he asks, "Now why would you want to do a thing like that?" I wasn't about to play his game so I didn't say a word. The awkward silence worked because he moved on. At one point he asked if I was going to "the darkside" (meaning satellite), I said no we're getting rid of it altogether. He was shocked.

Anyway, as soon as Mr. Sloth drops off the box we'll be completely without TV as we don't get a signal here without it. We only plan on giving it up for the summer so we'll survive and while it's true that a lot off shows are online now, my favorites are not. (Oh, Duggars, how I will miss thee!!)

However, pre-empitve of being cable free last night we had some good old fashion fun. The four of us (Mr. Sloth, Sidekick, Obscure and I) lined our lawn chairs up on the sidewalk and watched the most amazing lighting storm as it swept towards us. Honestly it was one of the most beautiful things I'd ever seen. Constant lighting, somtimes even blinding and it was so far away we never heard thunder. It was great, except for, well....we knew the sprinklers would go off at sometime, but we usually hear a clicking sound (think Princess Bride) before they go off. Well we heard a clicking sound at the East end of the yard, but before we could move, a sprinkler right in front of us went off that was pointed directly at Mr. Sloth's.... lap. (Ahh, that was funny)

Nature's Cable. Fantastic.